Colonial Records

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Colonial Records was a record label located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The records were distributed by ABC-Paramount Records until 1959-1960 when it was distributed by London Records. The label was owned by Orville Campbell. Some of Colonial Records artist were Bill Craddock, Johnny Dee, and George Hamilton IV. A lot of the singles were with The Bluenotes (Tom Underwood, Joe Tanner, Pat Patterson, and Ralph Harrington). The first single was released in 1956 an the last single was released in 1965.

Contents 1 Singles 1.1 Allan & The Flames 1.2 Cecelia Batten 1.3 E.C. Beatty 1.4 The Bluenotes 1.5 Bill Craddock 1.6 Johnny Dee 1.7 Jess Duboy 1.8 Johnny Ford 1.9 Doug Franklin 1.10 Franklin Brothers 1.11 The Goldtones 1.12 George Hamilton IV 1.13 Doug Harrell 1.14 Melody Masters Quartet 1.15 Johnny Randal 1.16 Hoke Simpson 1.17 Ebe Sneezer and His Epidemics 1.18 Cile Turner 1.19 Henry Wilson 2 See also

[edit] Singles

[edit] Allan & The Flames

• Till The End of Time/Winter Wonderland (1960)

[edit] Cecelia Batten

• My Big Brothers Friend/Before (1956?)

[edit] E.C. Beatty

• I'm A Lucky Man/Ski King (1959)
• Let Her Go Dadieo/Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! (1960)
• Little Blue Eyes/Tarzan (1960)

[edit] The Bluenotes

• Mighty Low/Page One (1957)
• You're A Tiger/Let Her Know (1958)
• Never Never Land/I Waited (1958)

[edit] Bill Craddock

• Birddoggin'/Millionaire (1957) With the Bluenotes

This was the second single by Billy "Crash" Craddock

[edit] Johnny Dee

• Sittin' In The Balcony/A-Plus In Love (1957) Featuring Joe Tanner on guitar
• It's Gotta Be You/Teenage Queen (1957) With the Bluenotes
• In My Simple Way/1000 Concrete Blocks (1957)
• They Were Right/Somebody Sweet (1957) With the Bluenotes

These were the first singles by John D. Loudermilk.

[edit] Jess Duboy

• Puppy Love/Echos (1959)

[edit] Johnny Ford

• I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You/That's My Desire (1950's)

[edit] Doug Franklin

• My Lucky Love/Drizzlin' Rain (1958)With the Bluenotes
• I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now/I Used To Wonder (1958)
• The New Midnight Special/My Love For You (1959)

[edit] Franklin Brothers

• So Real/My Little Girl (1959)

[edit] The Goldtones

• High Dive Into Love/The Oriental Shake (1965)

[edit] George Hamilton IV

• If You Don't Know/A Rose And A Baby Ruth (1956) With the Country Gentlemen, Featuring Joe Tanner on guitar
• I've Got a Secret/Sam (1956)

"A Rose and a Baby Ruth" was written by John D. Loudermilk and was a big hit in 1956. It was also released on the ABC Paramount label in 1956.

[edit] Doug Harrell

• Hospitality Blues/Exsanguination Blues (1956)

[edit] Melody Masters Quartet

• It's Gotta Be All/Singing On The Mountain (1957)

[edit] Johnny Randal

• Do Right/You're Gone But Still In My Heart (1964)
• How About That/This Is The End (?)

This record was recorded as Johnny Randall

[edit] Hoke Simpson

• Mountain Dew/Number One (1957)

[edit] Ebe Sneezer and His Epidemics

• That's All I've Got (To Remember You By)/Asiatic Flu (1957)

[edit] Cile Turner

• Crap Shootin' Sinner/The Golden Rule (1959)

[edit] Henry Wilson

• Are You Ready/It's Really Love (1958) With the Bluenotes

[edit] See also

• List of record labels